Joe Ballarini ’99 will adapt the New York Times bestselling children's book Greenglass House for Paramount Pictures.
Ballarini will also adapt his own novel Babysitters Guide to Monsters for Walden and Montecito Pictures.

Jon M. Chu ’03 and Hieu Ho ’07 will produce Paramount's Escape, an action adventure story about a group of
tech-savvy criminals.

Chris Coggins ’02 was hired as Vice President of Production and Development at EuropaCorp USA.

Gabriela Cowperthwaite will direct an adaptation of Peter Heller's novel The Painter the story of a famous artist who goes
on the lam after he's suspected of murder.

R.J. Cutler will co-write and direct an adaptation of My Dark Places, a memoir by James Ellroy about the crime writer's
attempt to re-investigate his mother's 1958 murder some 36 years later.

Luke Greenfield ’94 co-wrote and will direct a supernatural love story titled Destiny for DreamWorks.

Kip Konwiser ’88 and Kern Konwiser ’92 will write, direct, and produce an untitled feature-length documentary
for Legendary Pictures designed to inspire American youth to develop a passion for math and science.

Shawn Levy ’94 and Billy Rosenberg ’00 will produce Fist Fight, a comedy to star Ice Cube and Charlie
Day. Levy is also set to executive produce an untitled eight-episode supernatural period drama series for Netflix starring Winona Ryder and David
Harbour.

CAA hired Maren Olson ’03 to join their Film Finance & Sales Group.

Ben Proudfoot ’12 shot, directed, and produced Turns, a documentary short on the master woodcutter Steven Kennard. The film
was chosen to be a Vimeo Staff Pick.

Jason Reitman ’99 will write and direct an adaptation of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend for DreamWorks
Animation.

Shonda Rhimes ’94 will publish her first book, Year of Yes, with Simon & Shuster.

Ari Sandel ’05 will direct the CBS Films comedy Preconception, a story about a mid-30s couple who take on their pre-parenthood
bucket list before trying to have a baby.

The pilot of Snowfall, a 1980s period drama co-created and co-written by John Singleton ’90, has been picked up by FX.
Singleton will executive produce the series which centers on the beginnings of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles.

Scott Speer ’04 will direct Midnight Sun, a young adult romance based on the 2006 Japanese film of the same title.

HBO has sent to series Brother in Atlanta, a comedy pilot directed by Tim Story ’94. Story will executive produce.

Danny Strong ’96 will produce The Best of Enemies, a historical drama based on the unlikely friendship of civil rights
activist Ann Atwater and Ku Klux Klansman C.P. Ellis.

Jon Turteltaub's thriller drama pilot Stay was picked up by ABC Family. He will executive produce.